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2018-10-03 Min - Board
REGULARMEETINGMINUTESOctober3,20181.CALLTOORDER:ThemeetingoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheTruckeeDonnerPublicUtilityDistrictwascalledtoorderat6:00p.m.intheTDPUDBoardroombyPresidentLaliotis.2.ROLLCALL:DirectorsJoeAguera,JeffBender,BobEllis,TonyLaliotisandPaulWarmerdamwerepresent.EMPLOYEESPRESENT:MichaelHolley,LisaHall,JoeHorvath,StevenPoncelet,lanFitzgerald,BrianWrightandReginaWiseCONSULTANTSPRESENT:SteveGross,DistrictCounsel.OTHERSPRESENT:KavehMansoorandChristaFinn.3.PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE:PresidentLaliotisledtheBoardandpublicinthePledgeofAllegiance.4.CHANGESTOTHEAGENDA:NochangestoAgenda.5.PUBLICINPUT:PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment.Seeingnone,PresidentLaliotisclosedpubliccomment.6.DIRECTORUPDATE:PresidentLaliotis-tomorrownight,October4,2018CandidatesForumwillbeheldatTownHall.CONSENTCALENDAR7.ConsiderationofanIncreaseofFeeswithPorterSimon,ProfessionalCorporation..AuthorizeGeneralManagertoexecuteacontractdepictingtheincreaseassociatedwithretainingPorterSimon,ProfessionalCorporation,SteveasDistrictCounsel.PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment,therewasnone.PresidentLaliotisclosedpubliccomment.VicePresidentWarmerdammovedandDirectorAgueraseconded,thattheBoardapprovetheconsentcalendar.Themotionpassedbyarollcallvote(5-0).1October3,2018 ACTION8.ConsiderationtoPurchaseSnowRemovalEquipment(MinuteOrder2018-57).1)DeclaretheexistingNewHollandtractorandsnowblowerattachment(Unit399)assurplusandauthorizetheGeneralManagertodisposeofUnit399atpublicauction,apply-ingsalefundstotheWaterOperatingReserveFund;2)Authorizethetransferof$293,000fromtheWaterOperatingReserveFundtotheWaterGeneralFund;3)AuthorizetheGeneralManagertoexecuteacontractwithCashmanEquipmentofRe-no,NevadaforthepurchaseofaCaterpillarModel918Mwheelloader,inanamountof$175,402,plusa10%changeorderauthorizationforatotalnottoexceedcontractamountof$192,942,plustax;and4)AuthorizetheGeneralManagertoexecuteacontractwithSnoquip,Inc.ofSacramento,CaliforniaforthepurchaseofaJ.A.LarueModelD35-98self-containedloadermountsnowblowerattachment,inanamountof$90,962,plusa10%changeorderauthorizationforatotalnottoexceedcontractamountof$100,058,pIustax.BrianWrightprovidedapresentationwhichisavailableuponrequest.PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment,therewasnone.BoardComments:.AftersurplusoftheHollandequipment,theDistrictwillonlybespendingabout$200,000onnewequipment..Stafflookedattheequipmentthatotherlocalagencieswereusingtohelpdeter-minethebestoptionfortheDistrict..TheDistrictreceivesverycompetitivebidsbecauseseveralagenciespurchaseoffofonebid.PurchasingthroughJointPowersAgreementssavesstafftimeandguaranteesthattheDistrictreceivesthespecificequipmenttheyneed..Equipmentisstoredinaheatedfacilitytoavoiddamagetodieselfuelcomponents..CAToffersahydrauliccomponentthatstaffmaywanttolookintoforthefuture..Partsareavailablefromlocalvendors.DirectorEllismovedandVicePresidentWarmerdamseconded,thattheBoardapprovethestaffrecommendation.Themotionpassedunanimouslybyarollcallvote(5-0).WORKSHOPS9.DiscussionofCaliforniaSB100andImpactstotheDistrictJoeHorvathprovidedapresentationwhichisavailableuponrequest.PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment.2October3,2018 PublicComment:ChristaFinn,Truckeeresidentasked;.Willnaturalgaspipelinesbephasedoutinthefuture?.Whydoesn’tStateofCaliforniaincludeheatrecoveryintheRenewablePortfolioStandard(RPS)?PresidentLaliotisclosedpubliccomment.BoardComments:.GladthattheStateofCaliforniaisacknowledgingchangesinthedefinitionsofRPS..SB100iscomingandwilltightenuprenewablerequirements.TheDistrictwasaheadofthegame..Heatrecoveryisawinatthemomentconvertingcarbontoenergy..VEYOis24hours,unlikesolarandwind.Itcanbeusedforbaseloading,be-causeitisnotdependentupontheavailabilityofwind,solar,orequipment..BecausetheDistricthadtobondtopayfortheproject,itismoreexpensivepermegawatt..Futureprojectsmaybesimilarinnaturetoexistingpartner/ownerprojects..Nicepresentation,lookingforwardtofutureupdates..StaffshouldpushforbetterdefinitionsofRPStofittheDistrict’sneeds.10.TREASURERSREPORT:SEPTEMBER30,2018.a)ApprovaloftheTreasurer’sreportoffundbalancesasofAugust31,2018:PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment,therewasnone.DirectorBendermoved,andDirectorEllisseconded,thattheBoardapprovethetreasurer’sreport.Themotionpassedunanimously(5-0).b)ApprovalofDisbursementsforSeptember2018.PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment,therewasnone.DirectorAgueramoved,andDirectorEllisseconded,thattheBoardapprovethetreasurer’sreport.Themotionpassedunanimously(5-0).11.ApprovalofMinutesforSeptember5,2018PresidentLaliotiscalledforpubliccomment,therewasnone.DirectorEllismoved,andDirectorAgueraseconded,thattheBoardapprovetheminutes.Themotionpassedunanimously(5-0).3October3,2018 CLOSEDSESSION-6:54p.m.12.ClosedSessionPursuanttoGovernmentCodeSection54957,PublicEmployeePerlormanceEvaluation—GeneralManager’sPerlormancePlanReview7:45p.m.DirectorBenderrecusedhimselffortheremainderofClosedSessionduetoaconflictofinterestandleftthemeeting.ADJOURNMENT-8:28p.m.DirectorAgueramoved,andDirectorEllisseconded,thattheBoardadjournthemeetingat8:28p.m.Themotionpassedunanimously(4-0),DirectorBenderwasabsentTherebeingnofurtherbusinessbeforetheBoard,themeetingwasadjournedat8:28p.m.tothenextregularlyscheduledmeetingoftheTruckeeDonnerPublicUtilityDistrictonNovember7,2018,at6:00p.m.TRUCKEEDONNERPUBLICUTILITYDISTRICT?2DLTonyLaliotis,PresidentPreparedbySaraOwens,ContractAdmInistrator4October3,2018